It's all about Jo in the French media, of course. He just means his back feels fine and it was tough, but a great fight for him, coming back from an injury."C'était dur, d'autant qu'avec Jo, on sortait tous les deux de pépins physiques. Le match s'est joué à rien, c'était un beau combat, a commenté le vainqueur. Mais je me suis rassuré sur mon dos, c'est bien pour la suite."http://www.laprovence.com/articles/2...ine-Tsonga.php

Not as much "pusher" BS as usual in General Messages, I'll take it as a sign some people noticed he was hitting the ball pretty well yesterday.

I have the video of the 3rd set, if anybody missed the match and wants me to upload it.

And all the articles about Superbol are VERY laudatory, it will be tough today!
I didn't watch his match, but Patience means Bolelli was so overwhelming that he just wanted to get out of the court and was really wondering how he was going to win at least one game. ^^

He was leading 2-0 in the 2nd set, but let Bolelli come back to quickly: “This is pretty frustrating because I never had the feeling he was stronger than me. But his actual confidence level and my lack of energy (the match against Tsonga ended at midnight) made the difference. I’m disappointed because there was an interesting match to play against Roddick in the next round…”

Exactly how I feel. I’d be perfectly fine with that loss if Superbol had played out of his mind, like many people were predicting before the match, but there clearly was room for more for Gilles yesterday.

Anyway, still glad about his tournament because his win over Jo is one of the most exciting matches I’ve seen of him, and even if it was Jo’s first match on clay, I’m sure it means a lot to him to beat one of his better-ranked fellow Frenchies.
Nobody knows when he won a match after saving MP for the last time?

His first round match is sooo manageable, even his second round match. I hope he had time to rest because he will definitely need his whole energy for the second round, especially if it is Murray
Dima is just not a clay court player. Murray seems tougher to beat on that surface, and yet Dima had good results in Barcelona.. he's even ahead of Gilles at the Race.. what do you think ?